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About Bhutna Village

Bhutna is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 668 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2070.55 hectares hectares.

Bhutna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 2070.55 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 668
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhutna compares

By the 2011 count Bhutna is the 48th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 2070.55 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhutna

Bhutna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhutna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhutna from other places

Bhutna lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 54 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhutna
Nearest town Malajkhand 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 25 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 54 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Bhutna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhutna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutna village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 48th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhutna village has 668 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutna has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhutna covers 2070.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhutna falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhutna is Dhapewara, about 54 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhutna.

Bhutna is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhutna is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 13 km away. Baihar is about 25 km away. Dhapewara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandhripathra (4.0 km), Garhpayali (4.4 km) and Bhurruk (4.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhutna today is likely to be higher.

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